Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Opportunity for us to do better:’ Eby invited to form government after narrow majority win
VICTORIA - BC NDP leader David Eby is promising a rethink of party strategy after cementing a slim majority. The official count from Elections BC was completed Monday, Oct. 28 and confirmed Eby and th...
Oct 29, 2024
Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it’s possible he hadn’t eaten in weeks or months. Vancouver ...
Oct 29, 2024
Cannabis-laced candies, illegal cigarettes sized by federal RCMP in Lantzville & Port Alberni
NANAIMO - Over 100,000 cannabis-laced food items, hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, illegal cigarettes, weapons, vehicles and other drugs have been seized by RCMP following busts earlier this ...
Oct 29, 2024
Larger green waste bins now available for RDN curbside collection
NANAIMO - Bigger bins are coming to those in the region dealing with larger amounts of yard waste. The Regional District of Nanaimo is now taking orders for larger, 240-litre curbside collection bins ...
Oct 29, 2024
Man sentenced for pushing ex girlfriend over cliff to her death in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Following admitting his guilt to causing the death of his ex-girlfriend more than three years ago, the offender formally received his punishment. Kyle Gordan Ordway, 40, was handed a four ye...
Oct 28, 2024
NDP wins provincial election but majority or minority still unknown
The NDP appears to have won enough seats to form government in British Columbia, however it is unclear whether it will be a majority or minority. The Canadian Press is projecting that Premier David Eb...
Oct 28, 2024
VIU Mariners win PACWEST women’s provincial soccer championship
LANGLEY - For the second time in three years the VIU Mariners are PACWEST women’s soccer champions. The Mariners won a tight 1-0 contest in the final on Oct. 27 against Capilano. Jade Dillabough...
Oct 28, 2024
Absentee ballot count could settle B.C.’s election, nine days after vote
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s election could finally be decided today with the counting of absentee ballots, after recounts and a tally of mail-in votes failed to settle the contest on the weeke...
Oct 28, 2024
‘We did not act boldly enough:’ environmental protestors sentenced for string of disruptions around Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A pair of environmental protestors charged in relation to multiple disrupting incidents will serve their sentences in the community. Howard Gerald Breen, 70, and Melanie Joy Murray, 48, were...
Oct 28, 2024
Two recounts to begin in B.C. election, as chance of NDP government grows
Recounts begin this afternoon in two ridings where British Columbia's New Democrats held slim leads after the initial count in last week's still-undecided election. Elections BC says the recounts in J...
Oct 27, 2024
